Politics & Government

Obama: Same-Sex Couples Should Have the Right to Marry

Massachusetts was the first state in the union to allow same-sex couples to get married.

 

US President Barack Obama officially announced he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to legally marry in the United States of America.

The Massachusetts Democratic Party was one of many state Democratic parties that recently pushed for the national Democratic Party to support same-sex marriages in the US.

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What do you think of President Obama's official public stance on same-sex marriage? Remember that same-sex marriage became legal in Massachusetts in 2004 - how has your life changed since then?

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